According to a bill approved by the Diet on Wednesday (Apr 11), the “sayonara tax” will be charged at the time the traveller buys air or sea tickets, with infants and toddlers under two years old exempted. Travellers who are in Japan for less than 24 hours will also be exempted from the tax.

Citing vice minister of finance, Minoru Kihara, Nikkei Asian Review reported that the government has not yet decided how exactly the revenue will be used in fiscal 2019 and beyond.